Atlas of South African Mushrooms

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MushroomMAP:   1279
Province:   North West
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2526DB
Observer:   Tibbitt-Eggleton Robert; Terry Gunter; Chesney Gunter
Date of record:   2015-04-21
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   The fruiting body was covered by a rubbery skin as it came up through the ground. The stem was very wood like.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   350550
Species name:   Battarrea stevenii
Common name:   Scaley-stalked puffball, Sandy stiltball, Desert stalked puf
Family:   Agaricaceae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MushroomMAP-1279
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 1279 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Marieka Gryzenhout
Comment:  
Date:   2016-05-30 21:49:10
Species name:   Battarrea stevenii -- Scaley-stalked puffball, Sandy stiltball, Desert stalked puf
Species code:   350550

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